cake cake and cake!

Hello, peple.

Many japanese,including myself,like not only japanese confectionay but also western confectionary.

Last friday was my girlfriend's birthday.

We have cake smorgasborad,it is all-you-can-eat.

We ate so many cakes, strawberry shortcakes,chocolate cakes,and so on.



This message printed in chocolate means "Happy Birthday".

Do you like tempura?

Hello people,

It's been a long time! I hadn't write anything for 3 weeks,because I was so busy at work and I didn't have any ingredients for the blog.

So, let's go on to the main subject.

In last Sunday, I went fishing trip with my brother. We caught the Sillago japonica,Chelidonichthys spinosus,and yellotail. In Japanese,Sillago japonica is Shirogisu. Chelidonichthys spinosus is Houbou. And Yellowtail is Buri.

I couldn't take a picture from fishing boat,because I forgot the camera.



After fishing, we invited my friends and held the party!



We cooked Houbou and Buri as Sashimi.



And we cooked Shirogisu as Tempura. Unfortunately, I was engrossed in eating, so I couldn't take a good picture of Tempura.

Have you ever eaten Tempura? It is the best when it's right out of the hot oil,isn't it?

Guinness

Hello people,

Do you like beer?

In Japan,people can drink beer almost all over the world! I like guinness the best,it is made in Ireland. In some japanese supermarket,we can get a half pint guiness glass with 3 cans of guinness beer.



Let's have a glass,and drink the guinness beer!

Ramen

Hello people,

What Japanese food do you like? Today,I write about Ramen.
Ramen is japanized food which is originated from Chinese noodle.

In detail,it is easy to understand to see here than to explain in this article.



This picture is Hakata Ramen. Its soup is made from pork bone,which is called Tonkotsu in Japanese.

There are many kind of ramen. If you have oppotunity to come to Japan. You should try it!

Cheers!

Hello people,

Today,I write the topic about alcohol. Sake? No no,I don't like sake. So,this topic is not Japanese but my particular hobby.

From a year ago,I get wrapped up in making a cocktail. It is very interesting,because it is very profound.

I have the recipe of cocktail as follows.

with Gin:
Martini
Singapore sling
Gimlet
Mgnolia blossam

with Tequila:
Margarita
El diablo
Tequila sunrise
Matador
Brave bull

with Rum:
Cuba libre
Daiquiri
Bacardi

Unfortunately,I can't drink vodka. So, I don't know how to make the vodka-based cocktail.

Well,in this time,I will introduce the recipe of "Margarita",it is tequila-based cocktail. Ingredients are 2 ounces tequila,1 ounce cointreau,1 ounce fresh lime juice,a wedge of lemon and coarse salt.

The recipe is ...

1. moisten outside the rim of a cocktail glass with a wedge of lemon and then roll the rim in the coarse salt.


2. In the cacktail shaker, combine the Tequila,cointreau,fresh lime juice,2 or 3 ice cubes,and shake it well.

3. Pour it into a cocktail glass!!



It tastes very good,but it contains very strong alcohol.

Be careful not to drink too much or you will have a hangover next day.

Do you try to eat?

Hello people,

Do you know fermented soy beans? In Japanese,it is called "natto",not NATO.

Including part of japanese,many people reject to eat because of the smell. Some people say it is disgusting. And some people say it is not smell of food. And some people say it is right rotten.

Far from it! It is not simply rotten but fermented. "fermented" is not equal to "rotten".

In the world,there are many fermented food,for example,Surströmming,it is Swedish. Natto is just one of the fermented food.

It's true that natto has a distinctive smell. But it contains many kind of nutrients,such as protein etc.

In general,natto is eaten with mustard,chopped leek,and soy sauce. In addition,there are ways to eat with raw egg,tuna or okra.

If you have opportunity to come to Japan, why don't you try to eat?

fish,fish and fish!

Hello people,

Many japanese eat fish,not Sushi and Sashimi but also boiled fish,baked fish,salted dried fish etc.



This is the fish market. the sea food is being sold,in this picture,bluefish,flatfish,bonito,clam,peto,crab. In the fish market,guest usually can ask a staff to clean a fish.



And this picture is mackerel,it is called "Saba" in japanese.

Do you like fish? When you come to Japan, why don't you eat fish other than Sushi,Sashimi or Tempura?

Thai food!

Hello people,

In Japan,there are various international cuisine restaurant,for example,chinese,korean,french and italian etc.
Today,I went to the Thai restaurant. South East asian food,including Thai food,are very popular in Japan. Of course I like very much.

How many thai dishes do you know? The picture spicy shrimp soup which is named 'Tom Yam Kung'.

If you come to Japan,I recommend to go to various restaurant including Japanese.

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